If you have some very sour kimchi, do not throw away. You can make salivating delicious Kimchi bean sprout soup with it. Sour cabbage kimchi will yield irresistible robust taste and good crunch texture. So as the bean sprouts.
My mother often made this soup when we were suffering with cold in the winter time. Bean sprout broth is known for a good home remedy for cold, plus the addition of kimchi brings a gentle heat to relieve the sinus. It was comforting and often restored the lost appetite. ...

When it comes to a summer season, out of all kinds of leafy vegetables to make kimchi with, the young nappa cabbage comes its best to make summer style kimchi. This summer cabbage kimchi has the tender crisp leaf and stem, just perfect texture for kimchi.
As I was growing up, I have seen my mother making summer cabbage kimchi from scratch every summer season. She used fresh red chili for the seasoning. It tastes good on the same day it was made as fresh kimchi, but it tasted even better after ...

As I was a kid I used to think my mother was the best cook in the entire country. I eventually learned that there was a better cook than my mother. It was my aunt, "imo". This anchovy kimchi stew (myulchi kimchi jjigae, 멸치김치찌개) recipe came from her.
She was my mother's older sister; 9 years older. She was very talented in cooking, sewing, quilting, needle work, crafting, and you name it. Her house was decorated with many of handmade crafts that she created. She was like the 80's Korean ...

Late fall is a busy season for most Korean housewives. It is the season of Kimchi making for long term storage. Kimchi, especially cabbage kimchi, is a staple dish in Korea. You can't skip kimchi at any meal. It is so important that we have to make sure that there is enough kimchi to last through the cold winter when cabbage is not available.
Cabbage is at its best around this time of year, and I have to make sure that I have plenty of kimchi to last for me and my family. I intended ...

Kimchi and Bacon..., you can't go wrong. Especially if you throw them into fried rice. Yum!
I have made Kimchi Bacon Fried Rice a long time ago and thought of updating the recipe. I tweaked to bring out more flavor of kimchi and to enjoy the crisp texture of salty bacon. This would be perhaps the best kimchi bacon fried rice you might taste if I can dare to say that. So good.....!
I won't say much about this recipe. What can I say more?
A head of well fermented ...

Who can resist the crunch, refreshing, and perfectly fermented Korean radish kimchi called "Kkakdugi"?
One Korean food that I am dying to eat right now is a bowl of hot bone marrow soup (설렁탕, seolleongtang) and this kkakdugi kimchi as a side dish.
I was lucky to get a bunch of Korean radish the other day and I am so~ so~ so~ excited to share this wonderful recipe with you. ...

I often find that Koreans name their kimchi in a very honest way. This particular kimchi called "Bachelor Kimchi (chonggak kimchi, 총각김치)" is one of them. Chonggak means bachelor in Korean and this kimchi was named to honor the bachelors. You might wonder how these weird radish breed can honor the bachelors. Well, I leave it up to you to imagine.
Although the original name for this kimchi is "chonggak kimchi", some people calls "altari moo kimchi (알타리 무김치)" instead. Altiari is the name for ...

Have you ever heard kimchi called "Nabak Kimchi"? It is a watery kimchi with cabbage and radish mingled in delicious yet pungent kimchi broth.
This is the kimchi that doesn't use any fish sauce or any fish product, so you can serve to your vegan friends or people with seafood allergy. It is also very mild in spiciness so even the young children who are not accustomed to the spiciness can enjoy the goodness of kimchi.
The word "nabak (나박)" comes from the shape of sliced cabbage and radish. ...

There is something about braised food in the winter time. Comforting, and almost earthy, they are what makes you crave when everything is frozen cold outside. And Korean food is not an exception.
Here is one recipe I would like to introduce you. It is Braised Pork Ribs and Kimchi (돼지갈비 김치찜, dueji galbi kimchi jjim). And the kimchi I used in this recipe is called "moogunji (묵은지)". Moogunji is very old fermented cabbage kimchi. ...